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- ↑ "Nigeria: Yar'Adua to Lay N19.2 Billion Hydro-Electric Plant Foundation". 12 September 2008.
- ↑ "Nigeria will build a mini hydro power plant in the South". 30 September 2022.
- ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/200809110466.html